Peter Luger Chef To Lead New Midtown Steakhouse: Report

MIDTOWN, NY — An experienced chef from one of the city's top steakhouses is crossing the East River to sizzle up Midtown at a new East 48th Street spot, according to reports.

Bulmaro Rouge, a grill chef who spent years cooking at Peter Luger Steak House in Williamsburg, is now heading the kitchen at Benny John’s Bar & Grill, according to the New York Times.

The new steakhouse at 8 East 48th St. between Fifth and Madison Avenues is a venture by Dennis and Ben Lekic, members of a family with a long tradition in the city's steakhouse tradition — their father owns Tudor City Steakhouse — and this will be their first eatery on their own, reports Social Life Magazine.

In addition to standard Big Apple steakhouse fare, the modernist restaurant also offers several pasta dishes, including a $40 lobster risotto, according to their website.

Benny John's also has a prix fixe lunch for $46, offering either chicken paillard, caesar salad or grilled salmon, in addition to an appetizer. A $56 early dinner menu offered between 3-5 p.m. allows for dishes like chicken marsala, vegetable lasagna or an eight ounce petite filet mignon.

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